When my husband and I started out as newlyweds, we were like all newlyweds, wanting that dream marriage, the 25-year-old singer told Christian Music Today. Somehow, things took a turn and we have ended up in divorce.

The couple had been together since 2003.

Velasquez did not discuss the reasons for the divorce, saying that it is, clearly too painful.

I am still in the healing process and ask for your prayers and consideration for my privacy.

The first solo artist in Christian music history to reach gold status with her debut album Heavenly Place, Jaci Velasquez has sold over 3 million records and garnered 8 Dove Awards and 16 #1 singles in her 10 year career. Velasquez has appeared on such television programs as NBCs The Today Show and CBS This Morning, as well as performed at numerous White House functions for both President George W. Bush and his father, George Bush, Sr.